hotel. we are live with what it means for workers and what's next for the casino. >> people across the area will be heading out to enjoy the labor day festivities. we'll tell you where you can get in on this annual parade. >> a live look outside, 73 degrees, expect a steamy holiday and scattered storms across the area. it's 4:30, good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm trace trace. tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. let's get over to bill. >> there are a few spots with a bit of rainfall. low clouds are blowing past the museum of art this morning. eakins oval, the rain has taken a break. there's a good chance you will need your umbrella at some point today. right now we are tracking showers through delaware, south jersey and into chester county. that's where the heavier showers are now. it's tracking to the east at a

pretty good clip. right now the heavier showers towards west caln and towards downingtown. 75 now in northeast philadelphia. everybody is in the 70s with the exception of the poconos. everybody is steamy. you can see it in the air. occasional showers, some areas of light fog. then just mostly cloudy and muggy at 9:00 and at lunch time, 86 degrees and climbing. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back. first katy zachry has traffic. >> there's a new accident into our system on the atlantic city expressway westbound on the ramp from the black horse pike, which is exit 2. the ramp is blocked. it's a single car accident. it hit a pole. some downed wires are involved. so the entrance ramp to the ac expressway westbound is blocked at the black horse pike. center city philadelphia, a lot of road closures to tell you

about associated with cleanup from the made in music festival. inner and outer lanes of the parkway from 20th street to eakins oval closed through tomorrow. a lot of closures to tell you about. mlk drive outbound, kelly drive, spring garden street a big one between 20th street and 31st street, 676 westbound, if you're trying to exit, get off on to 22nd street, you can't do that until tomorrow morning. speaking of 676, a look at the vine street expressway, looking clear. back to you guys. we have new information about this breaking news we told you about a few minutes ago from olney. 5th street is closed between the boulevard and rockland street as police investigate a shooting. we learned the female victim was shot in the leg and taken to

einstein hospital. she is listed in stable condition. police are looking for the shooter. happening today in atlantic city, revel casino hotel will begin its two-day closing process, this after showboat shut down yesterday. matt delucia is live in atlantic city. tell us what will happen there today. tracy, the hotel portion of revel will close at 11:00 a.m. today. the casino will close tomorrow morning. you can see the lights are on in the hotel rooms here. people are spending the last night here as this hotel is revel. right next door is the showboat. the lights are already out. the big difference between these two resorts is that showboat had been open for 27 years, revel was just open for two. look at some video here. we were here yesterday as workers at the showboat were putting up signs saying the casino was closed. a little more than 2,000 people worked here. some have been able to get new jobs at other casinos, but it's

been fairly tough as these are not the first two properties to shut down. atlantic club closed in january. then showboat yesterday. now revel and later this month trump plaza is scheduled to close. gaming revenue in atlantic city has dropped by almost half i've been walkitalking with patrons, blame the economy, and other blames other casinos in new york and pennsylvania. >> some people are finding other lines of work to go into. some people are going back to school. some people are retiring. yeah. >> i think i'm going back to school. >> you're going to go back to school? >> yes. yep. try to get into a different fiel

field. >> the revel casino employed more than 3,000 people. this casino filed for bankruptcy twice. it has not been able to find a buyer. in talking with people, they are still hopeful that somebody will buy this property soon enough. both of these properties, if you will, and try to turn atlantic city's economy around. we will stay on top of this. we're talking with people out here this morning. for now, live in atlantic city, i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. you mentioned the workers, the state is stepping in to help the workers. starting wednesday, the department of labor and work force develop will join the unite here union at the ac convention center for a week. they will connect workers with social services and help those concerned about making mortgage payments. count on nbc 10 for complete coverage of the casinos shutting down. we have an entire section dedicated to the situation on

our website, nbc10.com. new from overnight, a man is dead after a shooting in southwest philadelphia. this happened near 60th and almond. investigators tell us the victim was hit several times in the chest. police are looking for the shooter. if you're looking for a way to celebrate labor day, there will be a parade in philadelphia today. it starts at 11:00 this morning on south columbus boulevard and washington avenue and ends at the great plaza at penn's landing. then there's a festival until 2:00 this afternoon with activities for kids as well as adults as well as live entertainment. because today is a federal holiday, all philadelphia offices are closed today and city services will be reduced. there will be no trash pick up today in philadelphia. collections will be one day behind for the rest of the week. post offices and federal courts are also closed for the day. the trial of the woman accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 5-year-old philadelphia girl is on hold

today because of the holiday. kristina reguster said she is innocent. she is expected to take the stand before the trial wraps up. this is surveillance video from the day the 5-year-old was abducted from her school. last week detectives testified how a talking bird gave him a break in the case. they said the victim told police she heard a loud bird at the house where she was held. detectives got a tip that someone owned a bird on the block where reguster lived. police are looking for the driver who struck four people outside a bar. it was no accident. it started yesterday inside red's bar and grill. officers believe the driver deliberately ran over the victims after they left the business. it's not clear what touched off the incident. in montgomery county, police are looking for the person who broke into a home and ended up hitting someone there with a hammer. this happened early yesterday on

edge hill road. the man climbed through a living room window and then the homeowner and his son confronted them. during the struggle, the son was struck by a hammer. the man got away in a waiting car behind the home. six people are safe after getting rescued by the coast guard at the jersey shore. it was about a mile off the coast of sea girt. a 20-foot boat started taking on water, they called for help and fired off a distress flair. iraqi forces with the help of the u.s. and other countries have broken a six-week siege of isis fighters in a shiite town. they fought off isis militants who took over a town in iraq called amerle. the attack came after the u.s. had strikes on the area two days earlier. coming up at 4:45, we'll hear about the u.s. lawmakers putting pressure on president obama to

go after syria. this sounds like a scene straight out of a movie. an armored car rolls over spilling bags of cash on to the ground. find out where this scenario played out. and a rude interruption. see how mother nature hit a few sour knonotes during the labor won certificate video. this is a live view from the loews hotel. it's steamy outside. we're tracking more showers. right now 73 degrees at 4:39.

it is 4:41. look at this lightning from bla blackwood, camden county, as storms rumbled through the area overnight. in audubon, camden county, you can see the trees blowing from

the strong winds as this area got hit hard. at the height of the storm, the made in america concert had to be evacuated. nbc 10 was there as drench eed concert-goers were forced to evacuate. it was a stormy night. we're still tracking some showers this morning and the possibility of showers remains throughout the day, but just in a few areas. storms with heat and humidity this afternoon are going to stay with us not only today but tomorrow as well. 71 in doylestown. clouds over cape may with temperatures in the 70s. flag is at rest at nbc 10. some areas of fog for coatesville and quakertown. visibility has come down in hazelton to a half mile. a few more showers right now in

chester county, delaware and south jersey. isolated. very light showers. that one heavier shower is quickly dying out in chester county. west caln saw some rain. light rain falling in downingtown. just a few sprinkles moving into philadelphia now. no big rain this morning. but there's a chance we will see thunderstorms pop up this afternoon with the temperatures coming up thanks to high humidity. 88 degrees. it will feel like it's in the 90s today for reading, allentown. poconos sees a high of 80 degrees. 90 for trenton and mt. holly. scattered showers this morning, a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon for cape may, atlantic city and rehoboth. inland, 90 for wilmington and philadelphia. scattered showers and thunderstorms possible today. hot weather for much of the week. the seven-day forecast when i come back. just as we were going to the

last break, we heard katy zachry make mention of an accident on the atlantic city expressway. >> let's get details of where that is. >> we know later this morning we will have a mass exodus of traffic from the shore headed back. the entrance ramp right now from the black horse pike which is exit 2, there's a vehicle that hit a pole. there's some downed wires. because of that the entrance ramp on to the ac expressway westbound is blocked. road closures to tell you about in center city philadelphia because of cleanup from the made in america music festival. the inner and outer lanes of the parkway are closed between 20th street and eakins oval. a lot of other closures to tell you about. just avoid that area into tomorrow. mlk drive outbound, kelly drive, spring garden street between 20th and 31st street and then 676 westbound, the exit ramp on to 22nd street. here's a live look at 476 at mid county, it's all clear.

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starting today, riders at the 69th street transportation center will pay as you enter. up until now exiting riders had to pay at the front while other riders were getting on. the change is designed to get commuters in and out of septa vehicles pafaster and with less delays. pressure is mounting on president obama to do something about the growing isis threat in syria. he said air strikes are on the back burner but politicians on

both sides are urging the president to act, as tracie potts reports, many say it should be now. >> reporter: wait is the word from the white house, but some republicans say there's no time. even some democrats worry about waiting too long. >> he's very cautious. maybe in this instance too cautious. >> reporter: president obama says he has no strategy for dealing with isis militants in syria. >> the president of the united states is either in denial or overwhelmed. one of the two. >> reporter: the policy republicans argue has been to defend iraq but not engage in syria. >> that is a decision. that is a policy. that is a strategy. it's not working. >> reporter: but democrats fear rushing in too soon with military power could be a big mistake. >> if we simply come in and start bombing isis, we run the

risk of forcing sunnis into their camp. we have to have the right targets and the right support to be effective. >> reporter: the president wants to build a coalition of allies first. >> we can't be sheriff for the whole world. it's france, it's the brits, the other countries that need to work with us including countries like saudi arabia and that region. >> reporter: one big concern, how many americans are fighting with isis and whether they're planning to bring that fight back home. even though air strikes continue in iraq, in syria the president has said don't expect air strikes any time soon. likely not before congress gets back to work. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. this morning pakistani police and anti-government protesters are clashing in islamabad. police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. the protesters have been camped at the complex for more than two

weeks. they're calling for the resignation of the prime minister. police say the man known as the ak-47 bandit is back at it again. these are pictures from two years ago when he held up banks in california, idaho and washington state. now the fbi believes he may have struck in nebraska. investigators say the ak-47 bandit shot a police officer during a robbery two years ago. there's a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. on long island, police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a pregnant woman inside her car. investigators say they were responding to a 911 call when they found the woman outside her home. the baby also died. in rhode island, an armored truck overturned spilling bags of money on to the highway. the driver just lost control. state police got to the scene and made sure all of the cash made it into a second truck. the hershey train, known as

the chocolate train in cuba, has become a vital link between havana and a string of remote towns along cuba's eastern coast. the train is only two cars long and runs on electricity. for many it's the only form of transportation available on a regular basis. the line was established by milton hershey back in 1916. palestinian children celebrated the long-term cease-fire with israel over the weekend. a refugee camp in jordan hosted the event. it included music and dancing. it celebra the egyptian media cease-fire which is still holding took effect last tuesday. clouds are with us this morning. it's a steamy start. we're tracking scattered showers along with low clouds in the

area. you can see the clouds floating past eakins oval. no showers with those clouds, about there are showers in the area this morning. boathouse row, the wind is light to calm, no movement on the schuylkill from the wind. south southwesterly at philadelphia international, humidity at 93%. in the 70s now. headed for the 90 degree mark this afternoon. low clouds moving past the buildings in center city. there's a chance we will see more showers, but it's spotty stuff. widespread warmth is what we have. 74 in philadelphia. 70s for ail allentown and lancaster. 76 in cape may harbor. clouds will be starting things off. with these clouds, some scattered showers this morning. there will be breaks in the clouds as we head into the lunch time hour. that will provide more heat. with all the humidity around,

there's a good possibility we will see more shower and thunderstorm activity. right now scattered light showers in the area. most of the area is dry. it's going to be a hot and humid one this afternoon. scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms with high temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s today. the heat continues tomorrow. it goes up, 94 degrees the high temperature, a steamy day on tuesday. still a chance we'll see scattered showers and thunderstorms. then the clouds take a break, the heat stays for wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday. we'll see storms return with a chance of showers again sunday. >> bill, thanks. a lot of people use this day as a travel day and a lot of people say let's get on the roads early. >> katy zachry is handling traffic duties what is going on? >> we'll give jillian a day off. no heavy lifting this morning. we have an incident on the atlantic city expressway

westbound, the on-ramp from the black horse pike, exit 2. that on-ramp is closed. there was a vehicle into a pole, downed wires. an alternate around that, the garden state parkway ramp to the atlantic city expressway from washington avenue. that will get you around that mess. up to camden county, winslow township, flooding on the white horse pike eastbound approaching east fleming pike. the right lane is blocked there. looking at 95, the average speed headed into philadelphia, about 55 miles per hour. when you are in center city philadelphia, you will want to take notice that the ben franklin parkway inner and outer lanes are closed between 20th street and eakins oval. many students across our area head back to school this week. but students need to be careful. there's been a surge -- a sudden surge of dangerous driving near school buses in school zones. learn what is causing this trend. and the latest on joan

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doctors have begun to bring joan rivers out of hermetical my induced coma. her daughter said on sunday we are keeping our fingers crossed. she says the family remains hopeful that the 81-year-old comedienne can recover. california is closer to a ban on plastic ban in grocery stores. according to the bill, shoppers who forget to bring their own bags would have to pay 10 cents for a paper or reusable bag in the store. experts say the ban helps protect the environment. >> hopefully a shift in the conversation away from -- producing products that we're using for a matter of minutes.

>> plastic bag manufacturers will get $2 million for new equipment. massachusetts and washington are considering bans on single use bags. police across country are keeping an eye on distracted drivers in school zones. transportation experts warn of a sudden serge in dangerous driving around schools and near school buses. many districts are mounting cameras on buses in an attempt to cut down distracted driving. >> in 2013, 2 million more drivers passed school bus stop arms than they did in 2011. there's no question that distracted driving plays a role. >> according to american traffic solutions, more than 100 kids are killed each year in crashes that happen getting too or from school. you're watching nbc 10 news. "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now.

a multibillion dollar blunder. today, revel casino and hotel checks out just two years after opening its doors. from the sell brecelebratio cost of the cookout, nbc 10 news has everything you need to know. and we're off to a soggy start. taking a live look at the center city skyline. expect another hot and humid day. good morning, welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. we have had storms moving through the area while you were sleeping. let's get a peek at your forecast from bill henley. >> it is a steamy start. still tracking some showers, though the heavy duty storms have taken a break. there's boathouse row. not much wind. nothing like a cooling breeze.

that would help this morning. right now still tracking showers. showers are moving through parts of south jersey and pennsylvania as well. occasional showers this morning will be with us into the afternoon. the radar scene is showing right now it's exton getting some rainfall. temperatures in the 70s from the shore to the city. poconos, 66 degrees. watching for more showers this morning and this afternoon. the mugginess stays, 78 degrees at 9:00, mid 80s at lunch time today. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back. first katy zachry. >> fortunately most drivers are not having to contend with the rain or fog. this is a live look at 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike. if you're headed back from the poconos, up in the lehigh